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China's economic recovery
This topic charts China's economic recovery as it, in 2023, enters an era of slower growth, along with an ageing and shrinking workforce, weak consumer demand and a property market downturn.
last updated:
15 October, 2024
Consumers shop for refrigerators at a trade-in promotion for home appliances in Handan on October 7, 2024. Photo: Getty Images
China stock market

Buy or wait? Consumers put Beijing on hook for more rescue subsidies

Retailers fret about weak sales while ‘greedy’ consumers hold out for bigger subsidies from Beijing next year.

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China’s economic stimulus

China’s finance ministry vows measures to boost consumption and investment

Transport and logistics

State Council guideline encourages private investment in China’s railways

China jobs

How China’s consumption downgrade pushed small businesses to the brink

Small-business owners have been forced to cut staff and close stores in ever greater numbers in recent months, adding to China’s economic gloom.

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A staff prepares drinks at a bubble tea shop. Photo: Guming
Infrastructure

China’s local governments urged to rethink approach to infrastructure investment

To avoid the pitfalls of overambitious spending, heavily indebted authorities must ‘know where to hit the brakes’, think tank says.

China economy

Opinion | China can’t rely on technology as a panacea for economic recovery

As weak consumption hinders economic growth, policymakers must consider improving labour rights and wealth distribution to boost demand.

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China’s top auditor puts authorities on notice over unpaid bills to businesses

Contractors have been short-changed by unbudgeted government infrastructure projects, NAO report says.

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Contractors have been left billions of yuan out of pocket by local governments, according to a National Audit Office report. Photo: Shutterstock
China deflation

Diamonds are plunging in value around the world. Is China to blame?

China’s demand for natural diamonds has ‘fallen off a cliff’ amid plunging marriage rates, while its factories are churning out synthetic alternatives that are up to 90 per cent cheaper.

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China economy

Editorial | Patience needed when it comes to managing the economic recovery

Bringing about meaningful structural changes and stimulating healthy growth in the world’s second-largest economy is no simple task.

Lunar New Year

China sees surge in travel demand for extended Lunar New Year holiday

Flights and group tours are already booking up weeks ahead of the eight-day public holiday, which begins on January 28.

Crowds of people walk past the Peace Hotel on Shanghai’s Bund during the Lunar New Year holiday in February 2024. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

China faces AI talent shortage in otherwise booming industry, report finds

A quarter of ‘new economy’ job openings this year on the Maimai platform have been directly related to AI, as Big Tech firms fight for top talent.

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AI has emerged as a bright spot in a bleak domestic job market in China’s “new economy”. Photo: Shutterstock
Macau

How has Hengqin helped Macau diversify its casino-dominated economy?

Greater Bay Area plan has added impetus to development of neighbouring island in Zhuhai.

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China technology

How China manages big data is changing, as new state-owned firm takes the helm

Restrictive ‘data silos’ have impeded logistics and hindered commercialisation of data, but a new centrally managed company aims to tear down barriers.

China's population

How will plans for China’s rural areas adapt to shrinking populations?

Annual national rural work conference sets out priorities for rural planning and construction as urbanisation gathers pace.

Migrant workers attend a farewell ceremony at Qujing North Railway Station in Yunnan province in February. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
Tourism

Why are foreign tourist arrivals in China suddenly surging this month?

Travel platforms such as Fliggy and Trip.com see huge influx in interest as Beijing makes it easier to transit.

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A tourist from South Korea visits the Yuyuan Garden Mall in Shanghai on November 30. Photo: Xinhua
China economy

China’s youth-unemployment pressure is easing – for now, at least

The youth-unemployment rate fell to 16.1 per cent in November, its third consecutive monthly decline, according to Chinese government data.

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China economy

Macroscope | Never mind stimulus, rebalancing is China’s real economic challenge

The problem is not China’s leaders lacking the will to enact large-scale stimulus but whether it will work given the present challenges.

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US-China relations

Superpower showdown: how US-China economic warfare could play out under Trump

As US president-elect Donald Trump forms his hawk-filled cabinet, what might China do to counter and deflect a barrage of blows?

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China’s Communist Party

Chinese Premier pledges to crack down on unfair targeting of private firms

Companies have complained of being unjustly targeted by law enforcement to raise funds for cash-strapped local governments.

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China manufacturing

CEO sentiment in China sours amid slowdown risks, survey finds

Local competition and geopolitical tensions add to short-term pressures, but views of CEOs were more positive when pointing to China’s long-term outlook.

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Banking & finance

China needs to harness the power of AI to transform its finance sector, former central banker says

The call comes amid a Chinese government drive to revitalise the economy by cultivating “new quality productive forces”.

China has launched a campaign to inject new dynamism into the economy by integrating AI into traditional industries. Image: Shutterstock
Banking & finance

China’s record-low government bond yields spark fresh warning from central bank

Institutions are being warned as bearish investor sentiment, and an expectation of lower interest rates, continue to make the bond market a sought-after haven.

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China’s 10-year bond yield has continued its extended slump, hitting a record low this month as investors scramble for safe-haven options such as ultra-long-term bonds. Photo: AFP
China's population

Baby boom or bust? The rising cost of China’s childbirth conundrum

World’s second-largest economy is facing unique demographic challenges unlike those seen anywhere in the world, Communist Party publication warns.

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China economy

Opinion | In 2025, the only constant in China will be change

With China’s economic and social landscape set to be reshaped, businesses must stay agile and be prepared for change and uncertainty.

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China’s economic stimulus

Explainer | What is neijuan, and why is it worrying China’s economic policymakers?

At central economic work conference, the country’s leadership emphasised the need to combat excessive cutthroat competition.

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The sun sets over electric pylons beside a solar farm near Weifang, Shandong province, in March. Photo: AP
China’s economic stimulus

Policy support sees China’s tax revenue rise for second straight month

Tax revenue climbs by 5.3 per cent, while non-tax revenue surges by 40.4 per cent.

A cargo ship loaded with containers leaves Lianyungang Port, in East China’s Jiangsu province, on December 10. Export rebates rose last month, GF Securities said in a research note released on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
China economy

Opinion | How China can achieve its next wave of economic growth

Beijing needs to eliminate the legacies of the restrictive planned economy, allowing a more market-driven allocation of land, money and labour.

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China economy

China’s November consumption misses estimate, adds urgency to stimulus

Retail sales grew by just 3.0 per cent last month, while property investment also continued to drag, falling by 10.4 per cent in first 11 months.

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